The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-01
1 n C~ELEBnATIoN
or Decoration Day Mt West Liberty

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Monday.
The various committees appointed TO
decorate the graves Of oil comrades Of
1SGl-65,, together with all aoldiers Of Rev.
olutionary fame, 1912 ind Mexican yeter.
ans, performed that service as ordered.
At tho Old Tent Meeting House Cemetery
the following graves were found and deco.
rated: Elijah Msrling, war Of 1sl2, vii.
liam Griffin, David Stewart and Thomas
Terrell, Of Company D, Twelfth West Vir.
ginia Infantry, and William Stewart. Of
Company O, First West Virginia Cavalry.
late wal, at Dement'S Cemetery; Benaiah
Dement,, OF Revolutionary fame, Ephralm
Shaw, Of the Mexican war, and John John.
son, Of the late war, at Faris' Cemeterv.
William Faris, war of 1879, at John Our.
It's farm: grave Of James Curtis. OF Revo.
lutionary fame, at Councilman's: the
graves Of Capt. John Beck and j. w.
Beck, wal Of l6l2, at sherrod's farm; Jos,
Foreman, war Of 1872, at Short Greek
Cemetery; Capt. George McColloch, OF
Revolutionary and celebrated Indian fipht.
Ing fame, Nathaniel Coleman, Of fSI2.
Richard Oriswell, Mexican war, and b.
John English, Surgeon OF Twelfth West
Virginia Infantry, John Bowman, First
West Virginia lnfautry, and John Cslen.
dine OF h same regiment. A fine turn.
out with an abundance Of flowers met the
various committees at the different Gems.
teries and contributed according to their
strength and ability to make the dsy and
occasion a success.
After the foregoing decorations were
accomplished the committees turned thoir
faces toward West Liberty. Arriving at
said village the COrnet band, in full mi
form, appeared on the street in front OF
the Liberty Hotel Colonel Cursis's resi-.
dence), and the old veterans then were
called into line in charge OF Daniel MAY.
well, ranks formed in line of tyos. and
with the old flag in front and brass band
to lead, Colonel Curtis gave the Command.
Forward" surrounded by a large gath.
erlng from all the country surrounding
West Liberty. 1t cheered the bows in
blue, although many were looking gray
and inirm. Yet the fire OF 1861 was in
their step as they preceded to the ceme-
terry. The following graves were found and
decorated: Revolutionary Holdiers were.
General Benjamin BIgga, Captain Samuel
Brady, Captain David Mcclure, Priystes
John Curtis and Edward Carney. Those
Of 1872 were: William Wells, Levi Mills.
James Dadny, B. Weidman, James Dixon
and Captain Archey Armstrong. Those
OF the war Of 1861 and 1865 were: Lien.
tenant ]. Nj. Curtis, Privatea John Can.
bingham and - Verso, (colored). then
an old Napoleon soldier, Casper Fritz,
thus completing the first decoration ever
held at West Liberty.
The band played some beautiful tunes
and patriotic airs, the company reformed
and in the order they came, SO thew re.
turned to Curtis Hotel where they were
dismissed until p. NJ. The veterans and
visitors mostly, were entertained at the
Curtis Hotel, Megsrs. Samuel Bell, b.
L. Rogers and citizens generally, SO that
nothing marred the good time still in
store. Att =. NJ. the Normal cadets in com.
mand OF Professor Armstrong, with the
band, marched through the town and
halted in front OF the hotel, and were mt
through superb drill in the manual Of
arms and showed q good degree of eff.
cheney in the drill for the time thew have
had to practice, and Professor Armstrong
eau we'll feel proud OF his little comnanv
and many thanks 10 him for this part of
the exercises that handsomely entertained
the multitude until 2 r. NJ. At . +. NJ.
after music by the band, Colonel w, b.
Curtis came 10 the front, and called the
audien 70 to order, stated briefly the oh.
ject Of this day as get apart by the Govern.
ment as y National holiday to decorate,
etc, and ii was apparent the old soldiers
had still q great deal OF vim left, and bid
fair to stay with us yet awhile. He was
followed by Comrade William NJ. DIM
lap, Of the Twelfth West Virginia Ia.
fantry, who made a brief speech, and
pointed, SO to the memories oil the fallen
and the duties OF the living, and sconitted
himself as q good soldier at his post.
The band again entertained US with ex-
cellent music, after which Conrade A.
W. W. Bolten, orator OF the day, was an
nounced by Colonel Curtis, and we feel
sorry that every soldier in thin broad land,
North, South, East and West, did moi
hear him. Our pen fails us, words cam
not expresa the power, eloquenee and
lifting eulogie5 made by this celebrated
CuhP'h'u vi VIZ WIZ. we nope the c0ln-
mitlees ior the great reunion in August
will not forget 10 use him; he is q whole
corps. Suffice oil were handsomely en-
tcrtained. II he had only sung that
favorite song, i've will have il at the re-.
union, DOCTOR" Summing up tho day's
work it was glorious for West Liberty,
as the first time to decorate and We will
prepare Tor the next; and n good time can
be looked for. During the exercises OF
the afternoon ten veterans aligned Appli.
cations for 4 Grand Army Post, and many
will join by card, go you can bet on the
old town with her fine cornGt band and
colors flying taking Wheeling August
81 and 30.
After tho application OF the veterans for
an army post closed, tho mcmbera at hand
OF the old Twelfth West Virginia Infant.
Ty, Company j, held a meeting, and 1t was
resolved to hold q reunion OF the surviv.
ing numbers OF Company D, Twelfth
West Virginia Infantry, at Weat Liberty,
on AitVhat IL 1907 Al ,nn.z III